breast pain

[crack_her]

I have been having extreme breast pain especially in my right breast that starts in the front toward mid-section radiates to my right side of right breast to under armpit. I do have some soreness on my left breast across top of the breast to side of left breast to armpit but not extreme as the right which is very painful. It hurts to wear a bra, without a bra, sleeping, washing dishes, and anything else. I am schedule for a mammogram and ultrasound but is there anything else that this could be? How do you heal chest muscle pulls or strains or hormonal changes that shows extreme pain?

Thank you!

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

This could be due to fibrocystic breast disease.

'Some simple measures, such as adequate support of the breasts and perhaps wearing a bra at night, may provide relief from many of the symptoms of fibrocystic breast condition. Antiinflammatory medications, including acetaminophen and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory medications (NSAIDs), often reduce the breast pain significantly.

    There are reports suggesting that a variety of vitamins may be of benefit in relieving the symptoms of fibrocystic breast condition. These have included vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B6 and vitamin A, among others. '

You could read more about this at -

http://www.medicinenet.com/fibrocystic_breast_condition/page7.htm#24whatare

Has a chest xray been done to rule out any rib fracture, chest infection, or air in the pleural space?

There could be several causes of the symptoms you are having including a muscle pull, injury or trauma at the site, chest infection, etc.

Do you have any associated symptoms?

You should apply some local pain relief medications, take some oral pain relief medications, maintain a proper posture throughout the day, try some warm compresses.

You could take some antireflux antinausea medications and see if they help with your symptoms - this could be pain due to reflux or GERD.

Consult the doctor if the symptoms persist and discuss whether you need to get any investigations including a chest xray and ECG done.

Let us know about how you are doing and if you need any other information.

Regards.